PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today announced the awarding of $45,500 in grants to seven educational, environmental and community-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater-Portland area through the Portland Timbers Community Fund (PTCF). The recipients were selected by the Portland Timbers Community Fund Advisory Board, and are the second, and final, of the year as the Portland Timbers Community Fund awarded $55,000 in summer grants to nine organizations earlier this year. The PTCF Advisory Board consists of contributing partners adidas, Alaska Airlines, Portland General Electric and Providence Health & Services.
Since the club’s inaugural MLS season in 2011, the Timbers have given more than $3.